Eros (Ancient Greek: Ἔρως, Intimate Love ), in Greek mythology, was the primordial god of sexual love and beauty. He was also worshipped as a fertility deity. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ( desire ), also known as Amor ( love ). In some myths, he was the son of the deities Aphrodite and Ares, but according to Plato's Symposium, he was conceived by Poros (Plenty) and Penia (Poverty) at Aphrodite's birthday. Like Dionysus, he was sometimes referred to as Eleutherios, the liberator .
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In Roman mythology, Cupid (Latin cupido, meaning desire ) is the god of erotic love and beauty. He is also known by another one of his Latin names, Amor (cognate with Kama). He is the son of goddess Venus and god Mars. In popular culture Cupid is frequently shown shooting his bow to inspire romantic love, often as an icon of Valentine's Day. He is now in the current culture the personification of love and courtship in general. For the equivalent deity in Greek mythology, see Eros. In the Roman
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Eros (pronounced /ˈɪrɒs/ or /ˈɛrɒs/; ἔρως érōs), also called marital love, is passionate love, with sensual desire and longing. The Modern Greek word erotas means Intimate Love . The term erotic is derived from eros. In the classical world, the phenomenon of love was generally understood as a kind of madness or, as the Greeks put it, theia mania ( madness from the gods ). This love passion was described through an elaborate metaphoric and mythological psychological schema involving love's
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Eros is a 2004 portmanteau film consisting of three short films: Wong Kar wai's The Hand, Steven Soderbergh's Equilibrium and Michelangelo Antonioni's The Dangerous Thread of Things. In North America, critical response for Eros was very mixed. American critics were almost unanimous in their praise of Wong Kar Wai's segment, and almost unanimous in their disapproval of the Michelangelo Antonioni piece. Steven Soderbergh's contribution drew mixed notices. Roger Ebert gave Wong's segment four
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Eros is a town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Former Northwestern State University President Arnold R. Kilpatrick was born in Eros. Eros is located at 32°23′33″N 92°25′22″W / 32.3925°N 92.42278°W / 32.3925; 92.42278 (32.392502, 92.422737). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land. As of the census of
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Eros is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Arkansas, United States.
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433 Eros (pronounced /ˈɪərɒs/ IRR os) is the first discovered Near Earth asteroid, named after the Greek god of love, Eros (Greek Ἔρως). It is an S type asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 km in size, the second largest near Earth asteroid (NEA) after 1036 Ganymed, belonging to the Amors. It is a Mars crosser asteroid and was the first asteroid that was known to come within the orbit of Mars. Eros is one of the few NEAs with a maximum diameter greater than 10 km. It is believed to be larger
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Eros is the first greatest hits album by Italian pop/rock singer Eros Ramazzotti, released in 1997 on the BMG label. Of the album's 16 tracks, five are original recordings, nine re recordings and two new tracks. Two of the re recorded tracks are duets; Musica è featuring Andrea Bocelli and Cose della vita (Can't Stop Thinking of You) with Tina Turner. Eros topped the albums chart in six countries. Original recordings Tracks 7, 10, 12, 14, 15 Re recordings Tracks 1 6, 8, 9, 13 New
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Eros International, also known as Eros Entertainment, is an Indian media and entertainment company, involved in the production, acquisition and distribution of filmed entertainment across in movie theaters, on video and television, and in new media. Established in 1977, the company operates in over 50 countries, with offices in India, UK, USA, Dubai, Australia, Fiji, and Isle of Man. It releases 30 to 40 films annually, and has a film library containing more than 1,300 titles. Its catalog has